Books published by Dundurn Group Ltd

When a homeless man falls to his death from an abandoned church tower, Inspector Green uncovers a family full of fundamentalist religious views, teenage rebellion, and a secret so terrible someone is trying to keep it hidden twenty years on.

When an old man dies a seemingly natural death in a parking lot, only Inspector Michael Green finds it suspicious. A search of his house turns up an old tool box with a hidden compartment containing a German ID card from World War II. Was the victim a Jewish camp survivor or a Nazi soldier trying to escape imprisonment?

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, journalist Mitchell Consky and his family of healthcare workers grapple with their frontline obligations while providing end-of-life care for his father with terminal cancer. Home Safe is a moving memoir of what it takes to come together to make a dying loved one feel safe at home.

Challenging the status quo, Chitra Anand's The Greenhouse Approach distils the author's research and experience in the technology sector, gained over more than twenty years, into a simple guide to how to shift corporate culture, identify the true agents of change within a company, and assemble top-notch teams.

Caught between cultures, immigrant families from a Bengali neighbourhood in Toronto strive to navigate their home, relationships, and happiness.Set in both Canada and Bangladesh, the eight stories in Home of the Floating Lily follow the lives of everyday people as they navigate the complexities of migration, displacement, love, friendship, and familial conflict. A young woman moves to Toronto after getting married but soon discovers her husband is not who she believes him to be. A mother reconciles her heartbreak when her sons defy her expectations and choose their own paths in life. A lonely international student returns to Bangladesh and forms an unexpected bond with her domestic helper. A working-class woman, caught between her love for Bangladesh and her determination to raise her daughter in Canada, makes a life-altering decision after a dark secret from the past is revealed.In each of the stories, characters embark on difficult journeys in search of love, dignity, and a sense of belonging.

Cautious and polite Brenda Barnhart is fascinated by the new-kid-on-the-block's wildness and unruly family. Brenda feels she should show Maureen the proper way to behave, but the only thing she gets from the friendship is the feeling of walking on a tightrope.

Borderline Shine is the unflinching story of the life of a survivor who decides to pursue a career as a mental health therapist in order to help others.

Sumaiya Matin was never sure if the story of the Shaytan Bride was truth or myth. At first the bride seemed to be the monster of fairy tales. However, in the weeks leading up to Sumaiya's own unwanted wedding, she discovers the story -- and the bride herself -- are closer than they seem.

Industry, academic, and government experts present a roadmap for radical change in how we govern. Learnings and recommendations point the way forward for governments in an age where standing still and doing nothing equates failure.

Reluctant celebrity Tony Vicar discovers that opening his dream pub in the small town of Tyee Lagoon isn't without surprising challenges. With the unwelcome appearance of gossip journalist Richard X Dick and uncomfortable questions on the home front, Tony fears he might be cracking under the pressure.

Two survivors of a family massacre share the horrific true story of how a former church minister slaughtered every woman in his family save one over the course of one blood-spattered evening in 1963.

A comprehensive new look at the life and times of Canada's fifth - and least understood - prime minister, including the January 1896 coup where seven of Bowell's cabinet ministers forced his resignation so Sir Charles Tupper could lead the Conservatives into the ill-fated June 1896 election.

Raising children can take a wrecking ball to your ambitions, your finances, your relationships, even your health. Harried mother of three Shantelle Bisson guides readers through it all - breastfeeding, staying romantically connected, screen time, discipline, even helicopter parenting - and helps them to keep their cool throughout!

The Complex Arms is the story of thirteen tenants whose lives are dramatically changed by the force of nature in one afternoon in Edmonton in 1987.

Before he was hanged, Captain Kidd claimed to have hidden a vast fortune in the Indies. Harris concludes there is much to justify his claim.

The "good jobs" of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the "good job," and the role that universities have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and realities.